Disney celebrates “Prom” at Macy’s Union Square

Earlier this month, stars Aimee Teegarden (who can also be seen in “Friday Night Lights” and “Scream 4”) and Thomas McDonnell (the young actor du jour who will can be seen in Tim Burton’s upcoming adaptation of “Dark Shadows”) of Disney’s “Prom” made an appearance at Macy’s in Union Square to sign autographs and meet fans.

Photo credit: Danielle Taormina-Keenan

Appropriately situated amid prom dresses, the two actors chatted with fans and promoted Disney’s new cinematic “Sixteen Candles”-esque foray into more “mature” content — meaning no lively song and dance scenes. Instead, the movie explores the most “important” part of a person’s high school career: prom. With a John Hughes tone, director Joe Nussbaum tells the story of overachieving high school “it” girl Nova (Teegarden) and her unlikely romance with the motorcycle rebel Jesse (McDonell).

The event was also in support of the local Princess Project DonateMyDress.org chapter. Macy’s shoppers had the opportunity to donate prom and formal dresses. Aimee Teegarden even got in on the action and donated one of the dresses from the film to the Princess Project.